Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66
The Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66, Saskatchewan was originally called Hastings and is now named Griffin as of January 30, 1910. The original founding date of Hastings was December 13, 1909[1]
Population
As of the census in 2001, there were 395 people living in the RM of Griffin No. 66.
Statistics
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
- Population: 395
- % Change (1996–2001): −6.2
- Dwellings: 153
- Area (km²): 814.03
- Density (persons per km²): 0.5
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66:
- none
- none
- none
- none
The following hamlets are located within the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66:[2]
- none
- Griffin, (seat of municipality)
- none
Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations
(historic or current)
- Weyburn-Stoughton Branch C.P.R. – serves Weyburn, Hume, Griffin, Froude, Stoughton
- Boundary Subdivision C.N.R – serves Brough, Griffin, Innes, Huntoon, Viewfield.[3]
Saskatchewan Highways and Roads
- For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial highways
- For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial roads
- Highway 13—serves Griffin, Saskatchewan East-west
- Highway 606—serves Griffin, Saskatchewan North-south[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Municipal Relations Division – RM Boundary Changes Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
communities
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- ^ Eversoft Streets and Trips
External links
- Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66
- SEREDA Region and Community Profiles South East Regional Economic Development Association
- Sask Biz
- Weyburn Gen Web
- Sarm
- Saskatchewan Rural Development
- RM Government from Municipal Directory System
- 2001 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 2001 Census.
- Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes
- Saskatchewan Genealogy Society RM by Number
- MRD - Municipal Status Information - Rural Municipality
- SARM In Memoriam
- Map of Griffin No. 66 at Statcan
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